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Delighted to be sharing a new body of work at Sydney Contemporary this year with the Dominik Mersch Gallery. There will be work from Australia, New Zealand, Asia and around the world, so something for everyone
See you there, Sept 7 -10, 2023
Triple Shadows, 2023
Charcoal on paper,
44 X 57 cm Unframed
My little gold house is a finalist in the Woolarha Small Sculpture Prize 2023. i am humbled to have my work shown alongside the works of some of the best contemporary sculptures from across the country. Congratulations to all the finalists.
Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, Double Bay NSW, Sept 27 to Nov 5
Thrilled to have my largest work to date enter the permanent collection of the Powerhouse Museum (MAAS)
I am beyond excited and humbled to have been awarded the Jacaranda Acquisitive drawing Award , an art award that celebrates Australian contemporary drawing at the highest level.
I would like to sincerely thank the Judge Suzanne Cotter, Director MCA, Dr Niomi Sands, Director, Grafton Regional Gallery and the Friends of Grafton Regional gallery for affording me this honour.
Congratulations to all the selected finalists
Curated by Lucy Stranger Beyond the Shadow is my first survey exhibition showcasing at my practice over the last decade.
The exhibition looks at my broader practice including drawing, sculpture and my first major installation, a 75% scale sculpture of a fibro house that expands upon my ongoing fascination with the everyday Australian architecture and social history.
This is a partnership exhibition between Orange Regional Gallery and Grafton Regional Gallery and is supported by the Gordon Darling Foundation and Create NSW
I am delighted to be showing a new body of work with Dominik Merch Gallery at this years Sydney Contemporary Art Fair. After a two year break due to the COVID pandemic. Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s leading contemporary art fair is back. Taking place at Carriageworks, Sydney Contemporary celebrates four days of curated exhibitions and ambitious programming that appeals to the serious collector, art lover and those curious about contemporary art.
The JADA is one of Australia’s richest regional drawing awards and seeks to encourage and promote innovation and excellence in drawing and plays a vital role in fostering Australian drawing practice.
I am delighted to have my charcoal drawing Glenbrook window #1 selected as a finalist.
On exhibition at Grafton Regional Gallery, 15 September – 11 December 2022
Sirius rises again but this time north of the boarder in Queensland as part of my exhibition Drawn to Home, curated by Rachel Arndt at the Somerset Regional Gallery -the Condensery
On Show Nov 5, 2021 - Jan 25 2022
After numerous postponements due to COViD lockdown tonight was the opening of the KAAF Art Prize and I am humble to have my drawing Still Lives selected as the winning entry from amongst such a stela lineup of artists and artworks. A huge thank you to the Korean Australian Arts Foundation and to the judges John McDonald, Oliver Smith and Prof. Inae Kim for this honor.
Korean Cultural Centre, Sydney, NSW Friday 23rd July – Friday 27th August 2021.
From a staggering 3,300 entries from 1,673 drawing practitioners from 46 different countries around the world and this drawing was shortlisted as one of the 114 drawings by 99 artists works selected for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2021.
The Dobell Drawing Prize is an unparalleled celebration of drawing technique and innovation. Presented by the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, the biennial prize explores the enduring importance of drawing within contemporary art practice. The 2021 exhibition showcased work by 64 finalists from around the country, demonstrating the vitality and scope of current Australian drawing.
I thrilled to have my drawing Waiting for the world to reopen included in the Dobell Drawing Prize #22 26 MARCH – 22 MAY 2021
The Gosford Art Prize is the premier art prize of the Central Coast region. 912 artworks were submitted from New South Wales, ACT, Queensland, Victoria, Northern Territory and Western Australia and 145 artworks were selected as finalists. I am thrilled and humbled to have my drawing Waiting for the world to reopen chosen as this years winning entry. Thank you to the judge Jane Watters, as well as the Gosford Council and Gosford regional regional Gallery.
The Swan Hill Print and Drawing Awards promotes excellence in Australian prints and drawings and showcases some of the finest contemporary works entered from across Australia. I am thrilled to have my drawing Torn #1 selected as the winning drawing in this year’s prize and happy to have this work become part of the permanent collection of the Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery.
This prestigious prize, celebrating artistic excellence and creative practice, is supported by philanthropist and art collector Mr Basil Sellers AM and i am thrilled to have my drawing Repose selected to hang in this exhibition.
2020 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA) is a prize that seeks to encourage and promote innovation and excellence in Australian drawing practices. I am delighted to have my drawing Beyond the curtian beats a loving heart selected amongst this years finalists.
Thrilled to have my drawing Union Street Window #3 selected as a finalist in this years Ravenswood At Prize.
Thrilled to have my drawing Union Street Window #3 selected as winner of the Drawing Prize in this years Waverley Art Prize. Thank you to Waverley Woollahra Art School for this prize.
Due to COVID 19 this years exhibition will be online only.
This work was inspired by a window i found on an old Queenlanders in Brisbane. The drawing was originally commissioned by the the Museum of Brisbane to be part of the Story Tellers exhibition and now im delighted to say this work has been aquired into the their collection.
Newly commission site specific installation to be unveiled at the Museum of Brisbane in April 2020 as part of the Storytellers exhibition
Deligthed to have Union Street Window #2 selected as a finalist of the 2020 Muswellbrook Art Prize
So delighted to receive a Hill end residency in October 2020 where so many noteworthy artists have gone before me. Huge thank you to Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG).
Image from Hill end residnecy website
Delighted to have my drawing Union Street window #2 receive a commendation at the KAAF Art prize. Thank you to judges John McDonald, Prof Oliver Smith and Prof Yongsun Suh
Congratulations to the winner Julie Harris and the other award winners.
Happy to have my drawing Sirius, a study in concrete selected as a finalist in the 2019 M16 Drawing Award and to be awarded the peoples choice award.
The M16 Artspace Drawing Prize exhibition, is held at the M16 Artspace Canberra Friday 29 November – Friday 13 December
Judges Karina Harris and Neil Hobbs Landscape Architects, Collectors and Curators of Contour 556
Delighted to have my work Union Street Window #2 as a selected finalist in the 2019 KAAF ART PRIZE : Exhibition held at the Korean Cultural Centre 29th Nov 2019 - 24th January 2020
NOW Contemporary Art Prize is the biggest art prize on the South Coast of NSW and i am deligthed to have my work “while you were out” selected as a finailist.
Square is a group exhibition of mid-career artists working in a range of media and across genres of painting and sculpture.
Square is an improvisation in visual art that uses a set format as an aesthetic platform or starting point for each artist. Each artist improvises on four 40 x 40cm Ash panels.
Square artists are Lynne Eastaway, Richard Dunn, Catherine O’Donnell, Daniel Hollier, Pollyxenia Joannou, Lisa Jones, Stephen Little, Tom Loveday, Al Munro and Stuart Smith.
MAY SPACE
18 September to 14 October, 2019
Delighted to have my drawing ‘Moyle House’ selected as a finalisted for The 2019 Banyule Award for Works on Paper . Thisexhibition called on artists to submit artworks that express, explore, advocate or address current social, cultural, political or environmental issues.
Super excited to be the Artist in Residence for the Grafton Regional Gallery. I will be three weeks of focused time working with local architecture in the gallery studio.
Beyond exited to have both these works selected to be part of the Dobell Drawing Prize 2019 These two works were selected from 788 entries and i am privileged to have them hang among works from some of Australia’s drawing superstars. This prize is a celebration of drawing in all its forms and highlights the importance of drawing within contemporary art practice.
Exhibition at the NAS Gallery: Thursday 28 March to Saturday 25 May 2019
Thrilled to have my Sirius 4 drawing included as a finalist in the 2019 Adelaide Perry prize for Drawing. Melbourne artist, John Wolseley, judged over 470 entries and selected 44 finalists. ,The Perry Prize Exhibition of Finalists 2019 opens on Friday 1 March, 7.00 pm at Adelaide Perry Gallery and runs until 28 March.